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Further to my previous post about algorithms for authority, Folksonomies: Tidying up Tags is an article in D-Lib Magazine that talks about the problems and possibilities involved with modern folksonomies. At the moment, many investigations of tag data are in progress, including how tags can be used for searching. As
http://www.kottke.org/06/02/oh-what-a-year Jason Kottke decides not to be a full-time blogger for another year, in part because writing a blog all day long just isn't that interesting. A lesson for us all: don't blog for the sake of blogging.
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Shel Israel, on his Naked Conversations blog, has an interesting comment about Technorati's filter by authority feature. It seems to have been inspired by Google, in the sense that authoritative blogs are considered to be the ones more widely linked to, an approach to which Shel responds: Big
It may surprise you to learn that my main computer - the one that 90% of Elgg code was written on - is a Toshiba Satelite Pro A10 laptop I bought for
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LOGO2.0 part II Originally uploaded by Stabilo Boss. It's a lump of web 2.0 logos - and somehow Elgg's made it in, just to the bottom right of Skype. I'm not sure what we've done to, er, deserve this, but
http://www.digitalhome.plus.com/tube/sponsors.pdf A groan-worthy tube map where every station name has been ever-so-slightly altered in order to attract a corporate sponsor.
Following on from my list of VoIP providers a while ago, I thought I'd better add that Microsoft are going to release a VoIP client for mobile phones this year. It's apparently going to be part of Microsoft Office Communicator, and it's a dead
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Andrew Keen has an article about Web 2.0 on the CBS News website, posted with the inflammatory title Web 2.0 Is Reminiscent Of Marx. Although I'm certain it's been designed specifically to elicit a reply from the blogging community and thereby increase Google ranking,
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If, back in 2004, you'd told me that Elgg would be compatible with WebCT, one of the most important elearning platforms out there, I would have laughed in your face. But today, this is a reality: Aperto eLearning Solutions and Curverider Ltd are working together to provide WebCT
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The Institute for the Future of the Book has lots of interesting things, not least the coolest banner image I think I've ever seen. Further in, you'll see Next/Text, a blog that asks itself what happens when textbooks go digital and "seeks to encourage
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http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/2006/02/13/the-brrreeeport-report/ How do the blog search engines compare for accuracy and timeliness? This unscientific test aims to reveal the differences.
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http://fraser.typepad.com/edtechuk/2006/02/eportfolio_roun.html "The only product I'd currently recommend is the excellent Elgg ... suitable for use with all ages of learners which has a ton of unique and innovative features." High praise. Thanks, Josie!